Motherboards

by Rafael Hernandez on October 12, 2009 · 0 comments

Often times hardware manufacturers charge a premium because they’re doing you the favor of creating smaller components, unfortunately they also maintain the high level pricing despite the smaller form factor. Thankfully that’s not the case with the DFI BloodIron G41-T33 MicroATX motherboard which does quite a bit using Intel’s lowly G41 chipset. NinjaLane has a […]

Read more DFI LANParty BloodIron G41-T33 Motherboard, basic microATX style

by Rafael Hernandez on October 5, 2009 · 0 comments

As much as we like the high end products floating around out there with all of their fancy bells and whistles the low end of the market has some very impressive offerings for those tempted to upgrade but lacking the massive budget to even attempt one…

Read more Budget AMD Motherboards, pushing those AM2s on the cheap

by Rafael Hernandez on September 22, 2009 · 0 comments

The thought of a computer using two graphics cards from very different graphics chip vendors would seem absurd, or even vaporware in the eyes of many…well it would seem we all have a bit of rethinking to do over the…

Read more Lucid Hydra 200, multi-GPU takes a strange twist

by Rafael Hernandez on September 18, 2009 · 0 comments

Sometimes you just can’t get enough computers for the tasks at hand so you go and shell out another chunk of change for your next purpose-built computer, at least one computer manufacturer finds that unacceptable. DFI’s upcoming Hybrid P45-ION…

Read more DFI Hybrid Motherboard, we put a computer in your computer…

by Rafael Hernandez on September 17, 2009 · 0 comments

Intel motherboards of the past were an uninspired bunch offering up the basic features to get your computer up and running which made them the stable and reliable option but enthusiasts opted to go for the motherboards with absurd amounts…

Read more Intel DP55KG Extreme P55 Express Motherboard, going the sensible route

by Rafael Hernandez on September 12, 2009 · 0 comments

If there’s one thing that’s true of most enthusiast motherboards it’s the fact that they all sport some form of high contrast color combination in order to draw your eye to their product and given how much surface area there…

Read more EVGA P55 LE, motherboards going all stealthy now

by Rafael Hernandez on September 4, 2009 · 0 comments

As far as processor lines go Intel’s Core 2 processor will go down as one of the most beloved chips for the enthusiast class. With the Core i3 and Core i5 coming up to take its place in the mid-range…

Read more ASRock P45X3 Deluxe Motherboard, Core 2's last hurrah?

by Rafael Hernandez on September 3, 2009 · 0 comments

Intel’s X58 Express chipset has been a solid partner to the company’s Core i7 processor for a good while now but in the hands of some experience engineers and, lets face it, performance crazed individuals things can be taken to…

Read more EVGA X58 SLI Classified, high-end multi-GPU gaming starts here

by Rafael Hernandez on September 2, 2009 · 0 comments

AMD has had a bit of a problem rolling out a CPU to match up with Intel’s top of the line processors, and at the rate things are going they might not catch the performance crown again any time soon….

Read more Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H Motherboard, nondescript name but plenty going for it

by Rafael Hernandez on August 18, 2009 · 0 comments

AMD has a habit of putting reasonably powerful graphics cores into a number of their chipsets. Their upcoming 785G is another example sporting a custom built Radeon HD 4200 core that might enable your low-power build to do something other…

Read more AMD's 785G Chipset Graphics Performance AKA Your HTPC can Game

by Rafael Hernandez on August 6, 2009 · 0 comments

There’s that fine line in overclocking where a few more MHz here and there add up to an unstable computer. Spending hours in the BIOS finding all the right settings then trawling around forums for those specialized overclocking tools that…

Read more Asus ROG OC Station, Overclocking With Ease